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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 30

337. Engines without Trains are not to stop Engine not to
     or stand on the Main Line unless for Water; stand on main
     and no Engine must be allowed to be in line.
     motion on the Main Line unless both Engine-
     driver and Fireman are upon it.

338. An Engine must not leave a Standing Leaving train on
     Train on a descending gradient suddenly, but a gradient.
     must draw gradually away, to see whether the
     Train is properly secured by the Brakes.

339. Engine-drivers, after taking Water Leave hose or
     from Tanks or Water Columns, must be care- water crane
     ful to leave the Hose or Water Crane clear of clear.
     the Main Line and properly secured.

340. Engine-drivers must take great care Care in ap-
     when approaching Stations, whether they are proaching
     required to stop or not. stations..

341. Every exertion must be made for the Despatch of
     expeditious despatch of the Station Duties, trains.
     and for insuring Punctuality in the Trains,
     especially in times of arrival at and departure
     from Junctions.

342. On approaching the top of a heavy Descending:
     descending incline, the Driver must reduce gradients.
     speed before the incline commences, to insure
     keeping the Train in command all the way
     down.

343. Enginemen and Firemen are to pay Attention to
     immediate attention to all Signals, whether signals.
     the cause of the Signals is known to them or
     not; when, from Fog, Snow, Storm, Steam,
     Smoke, or any other cause a portion of the
     Road or fixed Signals are not visible as soon
     as usual, the speed must be reduced. On Junctions.
     approaching Junctions they must have their
     Trains under such control that they can Stop
     before reaching the Junction, whatever Signal
     may be shown; and any Engineman neglect-
     ing to obey a Signal is liable to immediate
     dismissal from the Service. The Engineman
     must not, however, trust to Signals, but on
     all occasions be vigilant and cautious. He
     must also obey the instructions of Officers in
     Charge of Stations.

344. Home Signals are placed at Stations, Home signals
     Junctions, Sidings, and Signal-boxes, and at danger not
     to be passed.
     when at "Danger" no Train or Engine must
     pass them, or Foul the Crossings or Points to
     which they apply, except as prescribed in
     Regulation No. 70. Home Signals, at places
     where there are Starting Signals also, must
     never be passed when at "Danger." When a
     Train has been stopped at the Home Signal
     of a Station, Siding, or Signal-box where Start-
     ing Signals are provided, and it is necessary to
     bring it within the Home Signal before the
     Block Section ahead is clear, the Signalman
     may, if the Starting Signal is at "Danger,"
     lower the Home Signal for the Train to draw
     ahead.

345. The Engine-driver of any Train which Must not pass
     has been thus stopped at a Home Signal, starting signal
     at danger.
     must, after that Signal has been lowered, go
     slowly forward as far as the Line is clear,
     towards the Starting Signal, but must not
     pass that Signal until it is lowered.

346. In the case of a Short Train or Light Short train.
     Engine the Engine-driver must only proceed
     as far as is necessary to leave the last vehicle
     well clear of the Points and Crossings, and
     within sight of the Signalman.

347. Home Signals at Stations, Sidings, and When home
     Signal Boxes, when Starting Signals are not signals may be
     provided, must never be passed at "Danger," passed at
     except as follows:-
     danger.

When a Train has been stopped at the
Home Signal, and it is necessary to draw it
within such Signal before the Line ahead is
clear, the Engine-driver must, on receiving
verbal instructions from the Signalman, draw
past the Home Signal, SO AS TO BRING HIS
TRAIN UNDER ITS PROTECTION. If the Signal-
man is too far from the Engine-driver to be
able to communicate verbally with him, the
Engine-driver must, upon receipt of the neces-
sary Signal by Hand, Lamp, or Flag from the
Signalman, cautiously pass the Home Signal,
and draw towards the Signal-box as far as
the Line is clear, AND THERE AWAIT THE
VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SIGNALMAN.
The Hand Signals for the purpose must be
given only by a Green Light or Green Flag.

348. Fixed Signals at Junctions are, as a Signals indicate
     rule, so placed as to indicate by their position which they
     the Lines to which they apply. apply.

349. When an Engine-driver finds a Dis- Distant signals.
     tant Signal at "Danger," he must imme-
     diately shut off steam, and reduce the speed
     of his Train, AND STOP AT THE "DISTANT
     SIGNAL POST," but if he sees that the way
     in front of him is clear he must proceed
     slowly and cautiously within the Distant Sig-
     nal, having such control of his Train As TO
     BE ABLE TO STOP IT SHORT OF ANY OBSTRUC-
     TION that may exist between the Distant and
     Home Signal, and must bring his Train to a
     stand as near the Home Signal as the circum-
     stances of the case will allow.

350. Whenever a Danger Signal is shown Platelayers'
     by Platelayers and others on the Line, the signals.
     Driver must bring his Train to a stand before
     passing the Signal. And when a Caution
     Signal is shown on the Line he must reduce
     speed to six miles an hour over the portion of
     the Line protected by the Signal. Orders for
     reduction of speed exhibited on notice boards
     on the line are to be implicitly obeyed.

351. When an Engine passes over a Detona- Detonators.
     tor, the Detonator explodes with a loud report,
     and the Engine-driver must instantly shut off
     Steam, and bring his Engine to a stand, and
     then proceed cautiously to the place of
     obstruction until he receives the "All Right"
     Signal.

352. The absence of a Signal at a place Absence of
     where a Signal is ordinarily shown, or a Signal signal.
     imperfectly exhibited, must be considered a
     Danger Signal and treated accordingly, and
     the fact reported to the Signalman or Station-
     master.

353. During frosty weather and thaws Rock cuttings in
     Enginemen must pass through all Rock Cut- frosty weather.
     tings with great caution, as pieces of rock are
     in such weather liable to become detached and
     fall on the rails, and they must reduce their
     speed over any part of the Line which may be
     in bad order.

354. When approaching a Junction or Care to be
     Station the Engine-driver must give the exercised in
     approaching
     proper notice by whistle to warn the Sig- junctions.
     nalman or Stationmaster of his approach,
     and must not, until he has seen the proper
     Signals exhibited to proceed, run at a greater
     speed than will admit of his being able to
     stop his Train before arriving at the Home
     Signal, or the Points and Crossing protected
     thereby, or short of any obstructions that may
     exist; and he must so stop his Train if the
     Signals are against him. The Engine-driver
     must, as far as practicable, have his Fireman
     disengaged when approaching or passing a
     Station or Junction, so that he may keep a
     good look-out for Signals.

355. Drivers must be careful not to over- Over-running
     run platforms at Stations. Should a Train platforms.
     by accident stop short or over-run a Station,
     the Driver must not move forward or put back
     until he receives a signal from the Guard to
     do so.

356. The Engine-driver must protect his Engine-driver
     to protect his
     Engine in accordance with the Regulations, engine.
     notwithstanding that telegraphic communica-
     tions may exist between Stations or Signal-
     boxes, and he is not relieved from this duty
     by the existence of Block or other telegraphic
     working.

357. When a light Engine is running on the Engine-driver
     line, unaccompanied by a Guard, the Engine- responsible
     driver will be held responsible for shunting, when no guard.
     where necessary for Trains to pass, and for
     carrying out the instructions prescribed for
     the Guard, as to shunting for other Trains to
     pass. Goods and Mineral Trains must stop
     at the places specified in the Working Time-
     Table, unless, on approaching a Station or
     Siding, a Signal is given by the Stationmaster
     or Signalman that it is not necessary for the
     Train to stop. When this is done, the Train
     may run past the Station or Siding without
     stopping, unless there are Wagons or Goods
     to leave, when the Engine-driver will have
     instructions from the Guard to stop. If a
     Train is timed to stop at a Station or Siding
     "when required," the Engine-driver must